We will also provide car seats (Subject to availability). With funding from the New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, the Monroe Police Department was able to purchase car seats for those that cannot afford them or have purchased car seats that are not recommended for safety. To make an appointment please call: 782-8644 or email Sgt Douglas Krauss at: [email protected]

GUN LOCK PROGRAM

The Monroe Police Department distributes free gun locks to anyone who requests them. We have received these locks through the National “Project Childsafe” Program. These gun locks are for handguns, shotguns and rifles. Stop by the Monroe Police Department to pick up your free gun lock. To learn more visit: www.projectchildsafe.org.

PRESCRIPTION AND UNWANTED DRUG DISPOSAL PROGRAM

To help insure that unwanted drugs don’t get into the wrong hands and to avoid contaminating our groundwater, the Monroe Police Department offers this program. We collect your unwanted drugs and have them properly disposed of free of charge. Residents can drop off their unwanted drugs anytime. Just walk into our lobby and place them in our secure drop box. This program is in cooperation with the New York State National Guard Counter-drug Task Force and CVS Pharmacy who have supplied us with the drop box.

AUTISM AND SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAM

This objectives of this program is for residents to provide pertinent information to the Monroe Police Department of their loved ones who may have special needs. In the event of emergencies or natural disasters, our officers will check on those with special needs to make sure they are safe. In addition, by our officers knowing that a person has special needs will help them in the field whenever dealing with that person and we would have contact numbers on file to get in touch with their loved ones. This is a great program and we encourage participation. Click here for our special needs form: http://monroepd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/PERSONS-WITH-DISABILITIES-FORM.pdf

NO PERSON LEFT BEHIND PROGRAM

In an effort to possess the most complete and comprehensive Emergency Response Plan to aid residents during times of emergencies and natural disasters, we have developed our No Person Left Behind Program. This program aids Police, Fire and Ambulance personnel with safeguarding or evacuating residents during times of large scale incidents. The Village of Monroe Emergency Response Plan is compiled and maintained by the Monroe Police Department. Our plan lists all residents who have signed up for it that may have special needs such as: mentally challenged, limited or no mobility, confined to a wheelchair, limited sight or hearing, elderly or frail and persons who require constant oxygen or other medical equipment to sustain life. This list advises first responders of the people who have special needs so they can bring appropriate equipment and manpower to that resident in times of emergencies. We encourage anyone with special needs to take advantage of this service. Please fill out the form and return it to the Monroe Police Department: Click here for form: http://monroepd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/NO-PERSON-LEFT-BEHIND.pdf

R.U.O.K. PROGRAM

Our R.U.O.K. program offers the elderly and home-bound residents a daily phone call to check on their welfare. A Dispatcher from the Monroe Police Department will call the person each day at a time specified by the requester to check on their welfare. If the person answers the telephone and states that everything is ok, no further action is taken. If there is no answer or if the person answers and states that they need help, we dispatch a police officer to their residence immediately. This program has been very successful for elderly people who have fallen down and could not get up due to injury or illness and unable to make a telephone call for help. Many lives have been save by our police officers responding to the residences of those who did not answer their telephone but were in need of medical assistance. There is no charge for this program and we encourage all residents with elderly loved ones to participate. Please fill out our form and return it to the Monroe Police Department. Click here for the form: http://monroepd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/RUOK-FORMS.pdf

EMT PROGRAM

The Monroe Police Department is one of the few police departments who have an EMT Program. The majority of our police officers are New York State Certified EMT’s and handle all medical emergencies. Since we are twenty four hour per day, seven days a week operation, the police department is usually the first responder on the scene of all medical calls. Our EMT’s carry all medical supplies needed to save lives such as: Oxygen, Eppy Pens, Albuterol, Blood Pressure Cuffs, defibrillators, splints, bandages, glucose, glucose monitors and Narcan. Our EMT’s have been credited with saving many lives.

RAPE AGGRESSION DEFENSE PROGRAM

Our Rape Aggression Defense Program, (R.A.D.) is an international program that trains citizens in self-defense in case they are ever a victim of an attack. The Monroe Police Department currently has two certified R.A.D. instructors who have held several classes. For any groups that would like to have R.A.D. training, please call the Monroe Police Department at: 782-8644 or email to: [email protected]

STOP, WALK AND TALK PROGRAM

The Stop, Walk and Talk program is a new program that we just implemented in August 2016. Monroe Police Officers will be able to help residents and visitors with Crime Prevention techniques and safety tips. Residents can make officers aware of suspicious and/or illegal activity they observed. Officers will provide business cards as well. The “Stop, Walk and Talk” program works as follows: Monroe Police Officers will sign out at a location, exit their patrol vehicle and will spend time walking and talking to residents, visitors and business owners.

This program will allow our citizens an additional opportunity to know their police officers in person. This is a great partnership policing program that will assist our Police Officers in having a better understanding of the issues in your areas and build relationships on trust. Working together with our community is the key to keeping the Village of Monroe a safe place to live, work and play.

SCHOOL BUS SAFETY PROGRAM

The Police Officers of the Monroe Police Department are assigned to follow School Buses everyday during their patrols. This program has been very successful with enforcement of vehicles who pass a stopped school bus which is a very serious offense and very dangerous for children. The police presence throughout neighborhoods is also a great deterrent of crime.

SCHOOL SAFETY CHECKS

Everyday our officers walk through the schools in the Village of Monroe including private schools, pre-schools and special needs schools. These school checks keep our officers familiar with the layout of the schools and they address any safety issues they may observe. The students have become very accustomed to and are comfortable with the police presence in the schools. The Monroe Police Department and the Monroe-Woodbury School District as well as the private schools and pre-schools have a great partnership and we work together for the safety of the students.

The Monroe-Woodbury School District has provided the Monroe Police Department with their live video feeds and our Dispatchers monitor the cameras in all of the schools and the school bus garage in real time.

DWI ENFORCEMENT

All of the Police Officers of the Monroe Police Department have received extensive training in DWI detection and enforcement. They enforce DWI laws everyday and they also participate in the Orange County Stop DWI Program. This program is a grant that provides funding for directed DWI Patrols and Checkpoints.

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT

The Monroe Police Department has several officers that are trained in Commercial Vehicle Enforcement. One of our officers is a New York State Department of Transportation Certified Level 1 Inspector. The objective of the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit is first and foremost, to protect our motorists and pedestrians who use our roads everyday. Secondly, we attempt to reduce commercial motor vehicle accidents through the enforcement of Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; to protect the state highways from unnecessary damage by securing compliance with state laws regulating weight of commercial vehicles and to ensure equitable payment of commercial vehicle registration fees by enforcement of registration laws.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OUTREACH PROGRAM

The Monroe Police Department has partenered with Orange County Safe Homes to conduct follow up visits with the victims of Domestic Violence in the Village of Monroe. These visits are to assist the victim in getting the proper services they need.